Mohave County miner., 1887-02-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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WAsnisamx, Jan. 3iet, 1881

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WAsHisanx, Jan. Sist, 1887.
With the National Woman's Rights
Association In convention here, with q
National Conroeatioil OF the w. G. 7. T.,
Of which Miss Frances Willard is presi-
dent; With a Catholic convention; tho
social season at its height, and Congress
struggling with dozen important ques-
tions, the Capital han, been at the came
time interesting and amusing, serious and
gay.
The women suffrapiss came and fought
and failed. Just az they have been in the
habit OF doing for the past nineteen sue
cessiye winters. But they again con-
dcmncd their opprca,ors, cherished their
faith and renewed their vows, They are
as enthusiastic, resolnte and hopeful as
in years gone by, AMI they are jubilant
over the fact that sixteen Senators voted
for their proposed Constitational amend
ment allowing people to yote regardless
Of sex. They claim that eleven more
Senators would have voted In their favor
had they been in the Senate Chamber
when the amendfntnt was called up.
That would make twenty-scyen votes Ia
all, and II true, one third ofthc U. y. Sem
ate friendly 10 woinaa suffrage.
The prominent ieaiers of the move
ment were all here as usual, except hrs.
Elizabeth Cady s.antoa, who Is in Eng.
land now. They tell oi their wrongs an
patheticalIy and plead for their rights as
eloqueatly as they did when they were
thirty or forty years younger, for time
bas made them rich in experience, and
they have more to tell and talk about
every winter.
| Mira. Hooker declared that the Congti-
tuition already guarantees to women the
right 10 vote. The only trouble 10 that
mea viii not learn by heart :hat women
are people. Mrs. Wallace, who Is one Of
the most earnest workers in the cause Of
women's entranchiseincnt, delivered an
address that was pronounced TO have
been the feature Of The convention. She
is deeply conscientious in believing that
God has called her 3, this work, and she
speaks with the eoniictio. and solemnity
OF a Diyinely inspired messenger. She
said among other things that the next
statue Of Liberty would wear the face OF
Susan b. anthony. Mrs. Wallace il the
mother of General lew Wallace, who
wrote Ben Hur. A committee OF these
ladies went to the President with me-
mortal asking him to veto the Ednund8-
Tucker bill, which proposes 10 disiran-
chisc the non-polygamoas women OF
Utah, in case it passes Congress as final
| ly amended, and comes Eefore him for
action. Mr. Cleveland received them in
one Of the private psrlors and told them
he would give the memorial careful con.
sideration, and that he regarded Il as a
serious matter to disIranclGse any
class.
Senator Beck has at last succeeded in
getting his bill before the Senate prohib-
ting members from acting us attorneys
for railroads. Senator Teller announced
that he was prepared TO vote against the
measure notwithstanding newspaper
clamor, and notwithstanding the effort
made 10 attract attention 10 the fact thai
the Senate was body OF lawyers, and
the charge that the Senators were deyot-
| ing to the practice OF law for railroad cor.
porations the time which they should de-
vote to the public service. He believed
that Congressman should studioualy alb
stain from employment Of that kind, but
he argued That men who came to Con-
gross did not therefore give up their busi-
ness and professions. He said an effort
had been made to deride the Senate, to
break it down, TO destroy its usefulness
and thus eventually compel it's abolition.
But this could not be done 80 long as Della
ware and Rhode Island insisted on the
right given them by the Constitution.
Others followed for and against the bill,
and in the midst OF the debate Senator
Frye, of Maine, took the floor, in order,
he said, to give piece OF information.
He read an Associated Pres telegram
from Eastport, Me-, stating that the win
ter school Of herring had struck into the
American shore, and that about twenty
five English boats and vessels were there
fishing within the shore line, and that
meanwhile the English cruiser, Middle
ton, was cruising near Eastport and st.
Andrews ready 70 seize any American
fishermen who might venture beyond
the dead line. THAT was ALL" he said,
and the debate proceeded.
Messrs. Frye and Ingalls, were the Sen.
ators who last week championed the re-
taIiatory bill for the protection OF Ameri-
can fshermenwith 30 much warmth ard
bitterness. Mr.. ingalls, has since been
deluged with coBgratalatory letters from
the States and insolent denunciations
from Canada.
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